Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-07
TUCKERED OUT.
The Concord Fight Ended,
But the Great Railroad Contest
Unfinished.
Officers OF the House Presented With Gold
Watches.
What the Legislature Has Done During
It's Extraordinary Long Term.
CoNcoRp. Y. IL. Noy.

Concord, y. H., Nov. ).
Upon the assembling Of the legislature this
morning there were visible for the first time
evidences of adjournment
vote of thanks TO the speaker was passed
by the House. He was then presented with
an elegant gold watch and chain. Sergeant
alarms jenkins was also given gold watch
and chain and the clerks and other officers
were presented with gifts
The conference committee reported that
they had been unable to agree with the SEN
ate committee on the disagreement existing
over the amendments to the trustee law
| They recommended non-currence and their
report was adopted.
| At 9.2p message was received from the
Senate announcing a concurrence in the
joint resolution for final adjournment at 10
( A. VI.
committee was then appointed to wait on
the governor and inform him that all bus-
ness had been completed and the legislature
awaited his action.
I The governors last veto message was then
called up by Mr.. 5. b. Page of Haverhill,
who moved to lay it on the table until $50
O'Clock. \ division was then taken and no
quorum voted.
] Mr. Moore of Nashua, said it was manifest
]
and Hobbies with those inside of the bar of
the House and that those outside were re-
naming there for the express purpose of
breaking quorum and preventing the intro
duction of the two cent mile bills
Mr. Todd of Atkinson. asked unanimous
consent to introduce a bill containing the first
five sections of the vetoed fares and freights
bill.
Mr. s. B. Page raised the point of order
that as division could not be taken ON the
veto message because no quorum was present
Mr. Todd's bill could not come in.
Mr. Todd SAID that Mr.. Page was the cap
tain of 100 trained followers. Would he call
them? If SO they would appear.
/ The speaker then ruled that Mr.. Page
objection was well taken.
Mr.. O'Connor of Manchester, asked Mr.,
| Page to Withdraw his call for division that
Mr. Todd might introduce his bill, but Page
declined and the bill was not read.
Mr.. Snloway of Manchester took the
floor and sharply arraighed many of the gen
tlcmen on the other side for violating their
agreement- regarding railroad legislation
referring to Messrs. Colby and Branch by
name.
At 1918 the members of both branches
were waiting the communication from the
governor and passing the time in the usual
pleasantries incident to the closing hours of
"A session.
In the Senate motion was made to pass
the bill authorizing the Boston & Lowell or
Boston & Maine to lease the Northern rail-
road over the governors veto. The motion
was lost on roll call IS to 9.
At 1890 the committee appointed to wait
on the governor, reported that they had at
tended to that duty and he would soon com
municate with them.
At l1.17. accompanied by his council the
governor appeared III. the Senate and read his
proclamation adjourning the legislature to
the last Wednesday of May, 1889. Five
minutes later he appeared in the House and
made similar proclamation and the memo
rabe session of 1887 was brought to close.
As the governor was leaving the chamber he
was heartily applauded-
OF the $50 bills and joint resolutions passed
this session, the one increasing the governors
salary became a law without his signature.
He vetoed three railroad bills. The bill to
prevent the sale of adulterated lard he has
not signed and it does not therefore become
law.
No action was taken by the House on the
reports of the judiciary committee on the
bribery charges. The veto message on the
Hazen bill lies on the table in the House. and
no effort was made to pass the bill on fares
and freights over the governor veto.
Although much acrmony was engendered
by the railroad debates, all that has passed
away. and the members left for their homes
this noon with the pleaSantcst feelings to-
wards each other. 1t is needless to say that
the public is glad that the session is brought
to a close.
The counsel for the Boston x Lowell rail
road have filed an additional plea in the suit
now pending in the United States circuit
court involving the question of the validity
of the lease of that corporation to the Boston
& Maine. that the lease should be sustained
on the further ground that the llazen bill
had become a law because Governor Sawyer
in his veto message to the House gave no
constitutional objections.